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{{About|the album|its title track|Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song)|other uses|Love Drunk (disambiguation)}}
{{Cleanup|date=July 2009}}
{{future album}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Love Drunk
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Love Drunk
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[Boys Like Girls]]
| Artist = [[Boys Like Girls]]
| cover = Love Drunk cover.jpg
| Cover =
| alt =
| Released = September 8, 2009
| released = September 8, 2009
| recorded =
| Recorded = 2008 in [[New York City]], [[New York]] and [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
| studio = {{hlist|Van Howes|Fresh Kills Music|Monster Island Recording|Right Hook}}
| Genre = [[pop punk]], [[alternative rock]]
| Length = 46:36
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop rock]]
| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[RED Distribution|Red Ink]]
*[[pop punk]]
| Producer =
*[[power pop]]
| Reviews =
*[[alternative rock]]
| Last album = ''[[Boys Like Girls (album)|Boys Like Girls]]''<br />(2006)
| This album = '''''Love Drunk''''' <br />(2009)
| Next album =
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Love Drunk
| Type = studio
| single 1 = [[Love Drunk (song)|Love Drunk]]
| single 1 date = July 6, 2009
| Name = Missed Calls
| Type = studio
| single 2 = [[Missed Calls (song)|Missed Calls]]
| single 2 date = TBA
}}
}}
}}
| length = 43:09
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
*[[RED Distribution|Red Ink]]
}}
| producer = [[Brian Howes]]
| prev_title = [[Boys Like Girls (album)|Boys Like Girls]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Crazy World (Boys Like Girls album)|Crazy World]]
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Love Drunk
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song)|Love Drunk]]
| single1date = June 30, 2009
| single2 = She's Got a Boyfriend Now
| single2date = September 15, 2009
| single3 = [[Two Is Better Than One]]
| single3date = October 19, 2009
| single4 = [[Heart Heart Heartbreak]]
| single4date = April 13, 2010<ref name="Allaccess.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases &#124; Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |publisher=Allaccess.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AbsolutePunk]]
|rev1score = (67%)<ref name="AP.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1298912|title=Boys Like Girls – Love Drunk|publisher=AbsolutePunk.net|author=Gregory Robson|accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1626599|pure_url=yes}}|title=Love Drunk > Boys Like Girls|publisher=All Music Guide|author=Tim Sendra|accessdate=2009-09-08}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="AltPress">{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/lovedrunk.htm|title=FILE UNDER: BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS WHO LIKE POP MADE BY BOYS|publisher=Alternative Press|author=Scott Heisel|accessdate=2009-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905201131/http://altpress.com/reviews/lovedrunk.htm|archive-date=2009-09-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev4score = (73/100)<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/album/boys-like-girls/love-drunk/1277652/review#/album/boys-like-girls/love-drunk/1277652/review|title=Love Drunk (2009) > Reviews|publisher=Billboard.com|author=Michael Menachem|accessdate=2009-08-11}}</ref>
|rev5 = [[Blogcritics]]
|rev5score = (favorable)<ref name="Blog">{{cite web|url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-boys-like-girls-love/|title=Music Review: Boys Like Girls – Love Drunk|publisher=Blogcritics|author=Zach Solomon-Beloin|accessdate=2009-08-12|archive-date=2009-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816143915/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-boys-like-girls-love|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=8295|title=Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk|work=Melodic|author=Winberg, Pär |date=December 1, 2009|accessdate=July 17, 2017}}</ref>
|rev7 = Sputnikmusic
|rev7score = {{rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="Sputnik">{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=32279&genreid=3|title=Boys Like Girls – Love Drunk|publisher=Sputnikmusic|author=Caleb McAlpine|accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref>
}}
'''''Love Drunk''''' is the
second studio album by the American [[pop rock]] band [[Boys Like Girls]], released on September 8, 2009, by Columbia Records. The album was recorded in New York City and Vancouver because there are "two different producers/production teams, two different environments, and two different styles of inspiration" stated by the band's frontman [[Martin Johnson (vocalist)|Martin Johnson]]. The album peaked at #8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it the biggest hit for the band. Its lead single, the [[Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song)|title track]] was released on July 7, 2009, shortly followed by "She's Got a Boyfriend Now", "[[Two Is Better Than One]]" featuring [[Taylor Swift]], and "[[Heart Heart Heartbreak]]". This is the last album to feature bassist Bryan Donahue before his departure in 2011.


==Production==
"'''Love Drunk'''" is the second studio album recorded by rock/pop band [[Boys Like Girls]].
"Love Drunk", "Two Is Better Than One", "Contagious", and "The First One" were recorded at Van Howes Studios in Vancouver, Canada, with producer [[Brian Howes]] and engineer Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen. Poederooyen digitally edited the songs, with assistance from Bryan "Tatoo" Coisne; Misha Rajaratnam did additional editing. "Heart Heart Heartbreak", "She's Got a Boyfriend Now", "Real Thing", "The Shot Heard 'Round the World", "Chemicals Collide", and "Go" were recorded at Fresh Kills Music in New York City, with producers [[S*A*M and Sluggo]]; Johnson co-produced the songs. Sean Gould engineered the tracks, with assistance from Grant Michaels.


Mark Caffrey did drum and bass engineering at Monster Island Recording Studios, also in New York City. [[Mark Maxwell]] did additional production on "Heart Heart Heartbreak", "She's Got a Boyfriend Now", "Real Thing", "The Shot Heard 'Round the World", and "Chemicals Collide". Chad Royce and Scott Mann engineered strings at Right Hook Studios, also in New York City. [[Tom Lord-Alge]] mixed the album at South Beach Studios in Miami, Florida, with assistance from Femio Hernandez, before it was mastered by [[Vlado Meller]] at Universal Mastering in New York City.<ref name=LDbooklet/>
The album was recorded half in New York City and Vancouver because there are "two different producers/production teams, two different environments, and two different styles of inspiration", stated by the band's frontman, Martin Johnson.

The first two singles, self-titled "Love Drunk" and "Missed Calls" are to be released in July 6 and 7 consecutively.


==Development and release==
==Development and release==
On May 20, 2009, the band posted a [[street team]] announcement about "participating in various online and street promotions to help BLG get the word out about the new album."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_6920|title=Boys Like Girls need your promo experience|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|date=May 20, 2009|accessdate=August 9, 2017}}</ref> On June 18, ''Love Drunk'' was announced for release in September.<ref name=AltPannnounce>{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_7340|title=Boys Like Girls reveal Love Drunk release date|work=Alternative Press|publisher=Alternative Press Magazine, Inc|date=June 18, 2009|accessdate=August 21, 2017}}</ref> On June 25, 2009, at around 10:15AM, the band streamed "[[Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song)|Love Drunk]]" on their [[MySpace]] site. "Love Drunk" was released as a single on July 6. In the same month, the band went on tour with [[Never Shout Never]] and [[the Ready Set]].<ref name=AltPannnounce/> On the radio show [[Kidd Kraddick in the Morning]], an acoustic version of "Two Is Better Than One" was premiered. In August 2009, the band performed at the [[Summer Sonic Festival]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/33167/my-chemical-romance-nin-paramore-mogwai-the-enemy-girl-talk-at-summer-sonic|title=My Chemical Romance, NIN, Paramore, Mogwai, The Enemy, Girl Talk at Summer Sonic|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 20, 2009|access-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref> "Heart Heart Heartbreak" was released on the band's [[PureVolume]] on August 17, as a result of reaching 250,000 fans on their [[Facebook]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purevolume.com/boyslikegirls/albums/Love+Drunk|title=Purevolume • Boys Like Girls • Love Drunk, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822183740/http://www.purevolume.com/boyslikegirls/albums/Love+Drunk|archive-date=2009-08-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> A 30-second preview of every song on the album was subsequently uploaded to [[YouTube]], and then began officially streaming on their MySpace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/boys-like-girls-release-love-drunk-sept/|title=Boys Like Girls To Release Love Drunk Sept. 8|date=August 18, 2009|publisher=FOX Business|accessdate=2009-09-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> ''Love Drunk'' was released on September 8 through major label [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=AltPannnounce/> A deluxe edition of ''Love Drunk'' was released through iTunes exclusively from October 2–4.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} In October and November 2009, the band embarked on a headlining US tour, with support from [[Cobra Starship]], [[the Maine]], [[A Rocket to the Moon]] and [[Versa (band)|VersaEmerge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/34912/tours-boys-like-girls-cobra-starship-the-maine-a-rocket-to-the-moon-versaemerge|title=Boys Like Girls / Cobra Starship / The Maine / A Rocket to the Moon / VersaEmerge|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Shultz, Brian|date=August 23, 2009|access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref>
The album will be available worldwide for download on iTunes, 16 September 2009. A deluxe edition of the Love Drunk studio album will be featured and released through iTunes exclusively only on 2nd, 3rd and 4th of October.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} On 25 June 2009 at around 10:15AM, the band posted free streaming of their first single "Love Drunk" on their [[mySpace]] site. Several leaks of the song were spread online then. There is no song called "Missed Calls" as Martin Johnson revealed on Kidd Kraddick In The Morning. On that show, they played an acoustic version of "Two is Better Than One." A rough demo of the track was leaked onto casttv.com and can be viewed through http://www.casttv.com/video/07ml1m/boys-like-girls-two-is-better-than-one-new-song-hq-video .


The album peaked at #8 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in its first week of release. News of an official [[Mark Hoppus]] remix of "Love Drunk" spread and it was confirmed as an exclusive track of the ''Love Drunk'' deluxe edition album. An exclusive [[Sean Kingston]] remix of "Love Drunk" was then confirmed on November 12 to be released on the [[iTunes Store]] as part of the ''Love Drunk EP'', including acoustic versions of both "Love Drunk" and "She's Got a Boyfriend Now". The EP became available to purchase on January 5, 2010.
Pop/R&B singer Chris Brown has also stated that he would be on back vocals on the track "Just, Waiting For You" in the 'Love Drunk' deluxe album.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}


==Singles==
==Singles==
[[Love Drunk (song)|Love Drunk]] is the title track and first single of the album of the same name. It was released to iTunes on June 30, 2009 and sent to mainstream radio on July 7. The music video features [[Ashley Tisdale]].
"[[Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song)|Love Drunk]]" is the title track and lead single of the album. It was released to iTunes on June 30, 2009, and sent to mainstream radio on July 6, 2009.<ref name="fmqb">{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2007 |title=Radio Industry |publisher=FMQB |accessdate=December 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031190339/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2007 |archivedate=31 October 2005 }}</ref> The music video features [[Ashley Tisdale]].


"She's Got a Boyfriend Now" was released as a digital single on September 15, 2009.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17147 She's Got a Boyfriend Now Songfacts]</ref>
[[Missed Calls]] will be the second single. The band's frontman Martin Johnson was featured on the show [[Kid Kraddick in the Morning]] and stated in an interview that there shall be no ''Missed Calls'' song to be included in the second record. On July 11, he confirmed with Kerrang! magazine that there will be ''Missed Calls'' included in the album. Many fans were upset over the dispute of the ''Missed Calls'' single.

"[[Two Is Better Than One]]" is a collaboration with [[Taylor Swift]] and the official second single from ''Love Drunk''. The single was released for airplay on October 19, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |publisher=FMQB |accessdate=2012-02-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028220406/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |archivedate=2010-10-28 }}</ref>

"[[Heart Heart Heartbreak]]" is the album's third single. The song was officially sent to U.S. radio on April 13, 2010.<ref name="Allaccess.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases |title=Top 40/M Future Releases &#124; Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |publisher=Allaccess.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref><ref name="fmqb"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
Writing credits per booklet.<ref name=LDbooklet/>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/boyslikegirls|title=Boys Like Track Listings|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref>
{{track listing
# Heart Heart Heartbreak
| headline = Standard Edition
# [[Love Drunk (song)|Love Drunk]]
| title1 = [[Heart Heart Heartbreak]]
# She's Got a Boyfriend Now
| writer1 = {{hlist|Johnson|[[Sam Hollander]]|[[Dave Katz (songwriter)|Dave Katz]]}}
# Two is Better Than One
| length1 = 3:24
# Contagious
| title2 = [[Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song)|Love Drunk]]
# Real Thing
| writer2 = {{hlist|Johnson|Hollander|Katz}}
# Someone Like You
| length2 = 3:46
# The Shot Heard Round The World
| title3 = She's Got a Boyfriend Now
# The First One
| writer3 = {{hlist|Johnson|Hollander|Katz}}
# Chemicals Collide
| length3 = 4:05
# Go
| title4 = [[Two Is Better Than One]]
| note4 = featuring [[Taylor Swift]]
| writer4 = <!-- Swift isn't given a writing credit in the booklet, only Johnson -->Johnson
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Contagious
| writer5 = {{hlist|Johnson|[[Brian Howes]]}}
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = Real Thing
| writer6 = {{hlist|Johnson|Hollander|Katz}}
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = Someone like You
| writer7 = Johnson
| length7 = 4:01
| title8 = The Shot Heard 'Round the World
| writer8 = Johnson
| length8 = 3:28
| title9 = The First One
| writer9 = {{hlist|Johnson|Howes}}
| length9 = 4:01
| title10 = Chemicals Collide
| writer10 = {{hlist|Johnson|Hollander|Katz}}
| length10 = 3:31
| title11 = Go
| writer11 = Johnson
| length11 = 6:09
| total_length = 43:09
|all_writing=}}
{{track listing
| headline = Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
| title12 = Love Drunk
| note12 = acoustic version
| length12 = 3:54
| title13 = Love Drunk
| note13 = [[Mark Hoppus]] remix
| length13 = 3:25
}}
{{track listing
| headline = iTunes Bonus Tracks
| title12 = Love Drunk
| note12 = acoustic
| length12 = 3:54
| title13 = Heart Heart Heartbreak
| note13 = acoustic
| length13 = 3:34
| title14 = Love Drunk
| note14 = Mark Hoppus remix
| length14 = 3:25
| title15 = Making of "Love Drunk"
| note15 = video) (pre-order only
| length15 = 1:55
}}

==''Love Drunk'' EP==
{{track listing
| headline =
| title1 = Love Drunk
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Love Drunk
| note2 = acoustic version
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Love Drunk
| note3 = live acoustic @ LA
| length3 = 4:04
| title4 = She's Got a Boyfriend Now
| note4 = acoustic version
| length4 = 4:25
| title5 = Love Drunk
| note5 = [[Sean Kingston]] remix
| length5 = 3:45
}}

==Personnel==
Personnel per booklet.<ref name=LDbooklet>{{cite AV media notes|title=Love Drunk|others=Boys Like Girls|year=2010|type=booklet|publisher=Columbia Records|id=88697491922}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''Boys Like Girls'''
* [[Martin Johnson (musician)|Martin Johnson]] – lead vocals, guitar, background vocals <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* John Keefe – drums
* Bryan Donahue – bass
* Paul DiGiovanni – guitar

'''Additional musicians'''
* [[Brian Howes]] – additional guitars <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>, keyboards <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>, background vocals <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen – programming <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>, keyboards <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>, percussion <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* The Vancouver Mafia – background vocals <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* Vince Jones – piano <small>(track 4)</small>
* [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] – strings arranger <small>(track 4)</small>, conductor <small>(track 4)</small>
* [[Joel Derouin]] – [[concertmaster]] <small>(track 4)</small>
* Charlie Bisharat – violins <small>(track 4)</small>
* Josefina Vergara – violins <small>(track 4)</small>
* Philip Vaiman – violins <small>(track 4)</small>
* Sara Parkins – violins <small>(track 4)</small>
* Julian Hallmark – violins <small>(track 4)</small>
* Mario Deleon – violins <small>(track 4)</small>
* Steve Richards – cellos <small>(track 4)</small>
* Rudy Stein – cellos <small>(track 4)</small>
* Chad Royce – additional keyboards <small>(track 7)</small>, programming <small>(track 7)</small>, strings arranger <small>(track 11)</small>, strings engineer <small>(track 11)</small>
* Scott Mann – additional keyboards <small>(track 7)</small>, programming <small>(track 7)</small>, strings arranger <small>(track 11)</small>, strings engineer <small>(track 11)</small>
* David Eggar – cello <small>(track 11)</small>
* Antoine Silverman – violin <small>(track 11)</small>
{{col-2}}
'''Production'''
* Brian Howes – producer <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen – engineer <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>, digital editing <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* Bryan "Tatoo" Coisne – assistant <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* Misha Rajaratnam – additional editing <small>(tracks 2, 4, 5 and 9)</small>
* [[S*A*M and Sluggo]] – producer <small>(tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10 and 11)</small>
* Martin Johnson – co-producer <small>(tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10 and 11)</small>
* Sean Gould – engineer <small>(tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10 and 11)</small>
* Grant Michaels – assistant <small>(tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10 and 11)</small>
* Mike Caffrey – drum and bass engineering <small>(tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10 and 11)</small>
* [[Mark Maxwell]] – additional production <small>(tracks 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10)</small>
* [[Tom Lord-Alge]] – mixing
* Femio Hernandez – assistant
* [[Vlado Meller]] – mastering

'''Design'''
* Dan Gillan – back cover
* Clay Patrick McBride – inside photo
* Invisible Creature – art direction
* Ryan Clark – design
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Love Drunk''
! Chart (2009)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Report (Issue #1021)|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1021.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091004130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091005-0000/issue1021.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-10-04|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|accessdate=December 4, 2017}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| 95
|-
! scope="row"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|Canadian Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2009-09-26/|title=''Billboard'' Canadian Albums: Week of September 26, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
| 11
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne|website=zobbel.de|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref>
| 110
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/tlp/|title=Boys Like Girls Chart History: ''Billboard'' 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 14, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117223916/https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/tlp/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 8
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Top Rock Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/rck/|title=Boys Like Girls Chart History: Top Rock Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 14, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117172903/https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/rck/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1
|}


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This article is about the album. For its title track, see Love Drunk (Boys Like Girls song). For other uses, see Love Drunk (disambiguation).
Love Drunk
Studio album by
Boys Like Girls
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009
Studio
  • Van Howes
  • Fresh Kills Music
  • Monster Island Recording
  • Right Hook
Genre
Length43:09
Label
ProducerBrian Howes
Boys Like Girls chronology
Boys Like Girls
(2006) 		Love Drunk
(2009) 		Crazy World
(2012)
Singles from Love Drunk
  1. "Love Drunk"
    Released: June 30, 2009
  2. "She's Got a Boyfriend Now"
    Released: September 15, 2009
  3. "Two Is Better Than One"
    Released: October 19, 2009
  4. "Heart Heart Heartbreak"
    Released: April 13, 2010[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(67%)[2]
AllMusic[3]
Alternative Press[4]
Billboard(73/100)[5]
Blogcritics(favorable)[6]
Melodic [7]
Sputnikmusic[8]

Love Drunk is the second studio album by the American pop rock band Boys Like Girls, released on September 8, 2009, by Columbia Records. The album was recorded in New York City and Vancouver because there are "two different producers/production teams, two different environments, and two different styles of inspiration" stated by the band's frontman Martin Johnson. The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200, making it the biggest hit for the band. Its lead single, the title track was released on July 7, 2009, shortly followed by "She's Got a Boyfriend Now", "Two Is Better Than One" featuring Taylor Swift, and "Heart Heart Heartbreak". This is the last album to feature bassist Bryan Donahue before his departure in 2011.

Production

"Love Drunk", "Two Is Better Than One", "Contagious", and "The First One" were recorded at Van Howes Studios in Vancouver, Canada, with producer Brian Howes and engineer Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen. Poederooyen digitally edited the songs, with assistance from Bryan "Tatoo" Coisne; Misha Rajaratnam did additional editing. "Heart Heart Heartbreak", "She's Got a Boyfriend Now", "Real Thing", "The Shot Heard 'Round the World", "Chemicals Collide", and "Go" were recorded at Fresh Kills Music in New York City, with producers S*A*M and Sluggo; Johnson co-produced the songs. Sean Gould engineered the tracks, with assistance from Grant Michaels.

Mark Caffrey did drum and bass engineering at Monster Island Recording Studios, also in New York City. Mark Maxwell did additional production on "Heart Heart Heartbreak", "She's Got a Boyfriend Now", "Real Thing", "The Shot Heard 'Round the World", and "Chemicals Collide". Chad Royce and Scott Mann engineered strings at Right Hook Studios, also in New York City. Tom Lord-Alge mixed the album at South Beach Studios in Miami, Florida, with assistance from Femio Hernandez, before it was mastered by Vlado Meller at Universal Mastering in New York City.[9]

Development and release

On May 20, 2009, the band posted a street team announcement about "participating in various online and street promotions to help BLG get the word out about the new album."[10] On June 18, Love Drunk was announced for release in September.[11] On June 25, 2009, at around 10:15AM, the band streamed "Love Drunk" on their MySpace site. "Love Drunk" was released as a single on July 6. In the same month, the band went on tour with Never Shout Never and the Ready Set.[11] On the radio show Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, an acoustic version of "Two Is Better Than One" was premiered. In August 2009, the band performed at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan.[12] "Heart Heart Heartbreak" was released on the band's PureVolume on August 17, as a result of reaching 250,000 fans on their Facebook.[13] A 30-second preview of every song on the album was subsequently uploaded to YouTube, and then began officially streaming on their MySpace.[14] Love Drunk was released on September 8 through major label Columbia Records.[11] A deluxe edition of Love Drunk was released through iTunes exclusively from October 2–4.[citation needed] In October and November 2009, the band embarked on a headlining US tour, with support from Cobra Starship, the Maine, A Rocket to the Moon and VersaEmerge.[15]

The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release. News of an official Mark Hoppus remix of "Love Drunk" spread and it was confirmed as an exclusive track of the Love Drunk deluxe edition album. An exclusive Sean Kingston remix of "Love Drunk" was then confirmed on November 12 to be released on the iTunes Store as part of the Love Drunk EP, including acoustic versions of both "Love Drunk" and "She's Got a Boyfriend Now". The EP became available to purchase on January 5, 2010.

Singles

"Love Drunk" is the title track and lead single of the album. It was released to iTunes on June 30, 2009, and sent to mainstream radio on July 6, 2009.[16] The music video features Ashley Tisdale.

"She's Got a Boyfriend Now" was released as a digital single on September 15, 2009.[17]

"Two Is Better Than One" is a collaboration with Taylor Swift and the official second single from Love Drunk. The single was released for airplay on October 19, 2009.[18]

"Heart Heart Heartbreak" is the album's third single. The song was officially sent to U.S. radio on April 13, 2010.[1][16]

Track listing

Writing credits per booklet.[9]

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heart Heart Heartbreak"
3:24
2."Love Drunk"
  • Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Katz
3:46
3."She's Got a Boyfriend Now"
  • Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Katz
4:05
4."Two Is Better Than One" (featuring Taylor Swift)Johnson4:02
5."Contagious"
3:20
6."Real Thing"
  • Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Katz
3:22
7."Someone like You"Johnson4:01
8."The Shot Heard 'Round the World"Johnson3:28
9."The First One"
  • Johnson
  • Howes
4:01
10."Chemicals Collide"
  • Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Katz
3:31
11."Go"Johnson6:09
Total length:43:09
Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Love Drunk" (acoustic version)3:54
13."Love Drunk" (Mark Hoppus remix)3:25
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Love Drunk" (acoustic)3:54
13."Heart Heart Heartbreak" (acoustic)3:34
14."Love Drunk" (Mark Hoppus remix)3:25
15."Making of "Love Drunk"" (video) (pre-order only)1:55

Love Drunk EP

No.TitleLength
1."Love Drunk" (album version)3:48
2."Love Drunk" (acoustic version)3:53
3."Love Drunk" (live acoustic @ LA)4:04
4."She's Got a Boyfriend Now" (acoustic version)4:25
5."Love Drunk" (Sean Kingston remix)3:45

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[9]

Charts

Chart performance for Love Drunk
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 95
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 110
US Billboard 200[22] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 1

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